It's official, Amadeus leaves Rai. The former boy from via Massena, the young man from Radio Deejay with an ear for music, who as a child dreamed of being a good presenter and managed to equal the record of Pippo Baudo and Mike Bongiorno in hosting five Sanremo festivals consecutively, hitting all records in terms of ratings, commercials and record sales, he is ready for a new professional challenge.

Warner Bros. Discovery awaits him with open arms, where he will begin a new adventure starting from his old passions : quizzes and musical entertainment.

"It wasn't an easy choice"

« Working at Rai for many years has been a source of pride, responsibility and immense pleasure for me – he said on Instagram, reading a message from his dressing room before recording -. My heartfelt thanks go to public service. Thanks to all the managers I have met over the years, who have placed their trust in me, guaranteeing me autonomy and serenity. It was not an easy choice for me also in consideration of the important efforts made by Rai to retain me , and without my having ever made any request to favor my family members or to exclude my past collaborators, despite what was circulated on the press in the last few days. It's not my style. A special thank you goes to the Rai workers who best represent the spirit of the company. Thanks also to my colleagues and the many artists who believed in me and got involved in my ideas. The programs that I have had the opportunity and joy of creating (Sanremo included) belong to the public, but they represent for me, a piece of heart and life. I entered the homes of millions of people every day, I tried to repay the great affection and appreciation received with work, professionalism, respect and freedom. I gave it my all. Now it's time for new professional and personal challenges. It's time for new dreams. Thank you all. See you on TV."

And now? The totonomi

And what's happening in Rai? The list of who will replace him opens. There is great curiosity, to begin with, about who will present the next Sanremo: among those eligible there would be Carlo Conti and Antonella Clerici, both well-known faces and already tested at Ariston. «The highways are leveled. Carlo has been contacted for Sanremo 2025, he is thinking about it. Can I have my say? After Amadeus we need to be on the safe side and Carlo Conti is the safe one", said Fiorello. But the great return of Paolo Bonolis could not be ruled out either.

Viale Mazzini, however, does not intend to lose spectators even in the access prime time segment, which with Amadeus at Affari Tuoi exceeded 5 million spectators. For that "championship" we are talking about Marco Liorni (who is admirably replacing Flavio Insinna at L'Eredità) or Stefano De Martino, highly appreciated in Rai.

(Unioneonline/D)

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